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Power crisis: Farmers to protest today
Jalandhar, June 28
Agitated over the power crisis, farmers across the state have decided to hold protests at various state PowerCom offices on Friday.

Man held for murder
Batala, June 28
One person was killed and another was injured when a compromise meeting was being arranged to resolve a dispute between a husband and a wife.

Travel agent booked
Hoshiarpur, June 28
The Garhdiwala police has booked a fake travel agent, identified as Baljinder Singh, a resident of Kala Bakra, under Section 420 of the IPC for duping a resident of Rs 6 lakh on the pretext of sending them to New Zealand.

Power crisis: Farmers to protest today
Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, June 28
Agitated over the power crisis, farmers across the state have decided to hold protests at various state PowerCom offices on Friday.

Comrade Lehember Singh Taggar, general secretary, Punjab Kisan Sabha, in a press release issued here today, said as per the decision by the state working committee, farmers will hold agitations tomorrow outside the PowerCom head office in Patiala and outside the offices of Power Com SDOs, XENs and SEs across Punjab. He said due to the acute power crisis, paddy transplantation had been hit.

He said the farming sector needed at least 16 hour regular power supply during the day, but due to long and unannounced power cuts, farmers were forced to see their crop suffer.

He condemned CM Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal saying their promises to provide adequate power supply to farmers had fallen flat.

During the agitation demand letters will be submitted to power officials in which demands like at least 16-hour power supply in a day, immediate repair of damaged transformers, ending of any domestic power cuts and making Punjab a state with adequate power, as promised by the government - will be put forward.

Also, 100 per cent diesel subsidy for poor farmers will be demanded.

Man held for murder
Our Correspondent

Batala, June 28
One person was killed and another was injured when a compromise meeting was being arranged to resolve a dispute between a husband and a wife.

Katbir Singh was having a matrimonial dispute with his wife regarding which a meeting was arranged in Mararh village yesterday evening. Ranbir Singh and Jasbir Singh were also present at the meeting who reprimanded Katbir Singh for his alleged misbehaviour with his wife and asked him to normalise relations with his wife.

A heated exchange of words between Katbir Singh and panchayat members enraged Katbir Singh at which he allegedly attacked Ranbir Singh with a sharp-edged weapon, resulting in his death. Jasbir Singh was also injured in the attack. He was admitted to a hospital. After the attack, the accused fled from the spot.

Rajpal Singh Sandhu, SSP, Batala, formed a special investigating team, including DSP Kirpal Singh, Fatehgarh Churian, and SHO Rajesh Kakkar, which arrested Katbir Singh today. he will be produced before a court tomorrow. 

Travel agent booked
Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, June 28
The Garhdiwala police has booked a fake travel agent, identified as Baljinder Singh, a resident of Kala Bakra, under Section 420 of the IPC for duping a resident of Rs 6 lakh on the pretext of sending them to New Zealand. Davinder Pal Singh of Susan village alleged that Baljinder Singh took Rs 6 lakh for sending him to New Zealand, but neither did he send Davinder to New Zealand nor returned his money.

Two held with intoxicating powder

In its drive against anti-social elements, the Chabbewal police arrested two persons and seized 450 gram intoxicating powder from their possession. While patrolling in the Lehli Khurd village, the police intercepted two persons, identified as Onkar Singh of Saido Patti and Balbir Singh of Radha Soami Satsang Ghar, Chabbewal, and seized 200 gram and 250 gram intoxicating powder from them, respectively. Both were arrested under sections 22, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act.